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Book review: The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah

October 5, 20252 min read

The Last Death of the Year by Sophie Hannah is the latest release in the reimagined world of Hercule Poirot – made famous of course by Agatha Christie… who killed him off in Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case. As a result these are set earlier in his career and here he’s partnering with Inspector Edward Catchpool. Incidentally I did wonder if Hannah has to scour Christie’s novels to make sure Dame Agatha hadn’t already had Poirot on a case on NYE 1932/22 or in another location that would preclude him being on a Greek Island as 1933 dawned.

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Book review: The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah

August 20, 20202 min read

I’ve talked before about discovering Agatha Christie in my teens. I snapped up faded copies of her books from second hand stores when home from University and devoured them. They’re books I’ve kept and—when I had hour-long* baths—were the perfect bath-reading fodder as I could easily read the exploits of Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot in a sitting.

I was excited when it was announced that Sophie Hannah would be reviving Poirot. The Killings at Kingfisher Hill is the fourth book following Poirot’s resurrection. I commented in my review of Closed Casket that Hannah has a different style to Christie… the books are much longer, the crimes more complex and Poirot feels more verbose but it’s wonderful to be reunited.

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Book review: Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah

September 15, 20162 min read

I need to confess that I had no idea Sophie Hannah had revitalised Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective and his little grey cells until this book appeared on a listing. It was only then I discovered Hannah had previously released The Monogram Murders, featuring Hercule Poirot, in 2014 – almost 40 years after the passing of Dame Agatha.

I adore Agatha Christie. I’ve read all of her books a million times. At least. Once upon a time I used to call them my bath books as I could read a novel in the bath in an hour. (Which was before I sat in the bath for hours on end reading!)

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